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The QC, Vol. 87, No. 12 • November 30, 2000

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■ Letters...AGAlN!
Controversial enough to spurn a
whole slew of letters to fill up an
Opinions section: COR elections.
Debate on, fellow members of the
polis, debate on!
■ Whittier Cot Its
Sport On
This year's Sportsfest as captured
through the eyes of a camera. As
always, Campus Life was there.
■ Our Ego's Writing
Czechs Our Body Can't
Cash
Whittier College Theatre presents
Largo Desolato, a play by Czech
playwright Vaclav Havel.
■ Men's Baske
Poet basketball tipped off their
season with a 100-41 win over
Life Bible on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
November 30,2000
John Qretnkaf
__W%ftti~*__l
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 A,^.,, ,___
lrttp://v»ww.v«liittier.edu/qc
Cleveland Declared President Amid Election Controversy
Jenna Desormier, Brett Sickmiller and Jess Craven Round Out COR Executive Council
■ COR
by Erin Clark
QC Editor-in-Chief
Approximately 15 student protestors
surrounded the Student Union the night of
Tuesday, Nov. 21 as the Council of Repre
sentatives (COR) Election Committee prepared to tally the ballots for two of the three
original COR Presidential candidates; junior Tom Beecher was disqualified on the
afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 21 after six
hours of voting had occurred. At approximately 10:30 p.m. the Elections Committee posted the official results declaring
junior Jeff Cleveland President of COR
and the Associated Students of Whittier
College (A.S.W.C). Junior I.R.H.A. Representative Jenna Desormier was elected
Vice President, junior Brett Sickmiller was
elected to the new position of External
Affairs Commissioner and sophomore Jess
Craven was elected Secretary.
The initial election controversy surrounded a poster first displayed behind the
voting table at lunchtime on Monday, Nov.
20. The poster informed students that the
Elections Committee had warned Beecher
and junior COR Member-At-Large and
Vice Presidential candidate Marc Gonzales for illegal posting of campaign flyers
and fined them $20 for the alleged unsolic-
See ELECTION, page 6
Jeff Cleveland.
Jenna Desormier.
Sophomore Julie Richmond and junior Travis Nass protest the election.
Diversity Meeting Draws Crowd Dismuke Resigns
Committee Looking for Replacement Director
MSTUDENT
ACTIVITIES
Faculty, administrators and students packed Deihi 118 for the Diversity Strategic
Sub-Committee Focum on Tuesday, Nov. 28. After meeting in small groups, the entire
congregation reconvened to discuss issues of diversity on campus. Topics discussed included the potential hiring of non-white faculty and increased inclusion of
cultural issues in curriculum. Chair of the Diversity Task Force junior Vincent Vigil
applauded the forum as "positive" and said that it was "good to see a iot of new faces.
I hope [the students] go back to their clubs and organizations and share that the
forum was inviting to them and respected their views."
by Eric Dzinski
QC Assoc. Opinions Editor
Janetta Dismuke resigned
from her post as Director of Student Activities after less than a
semester on the job. Dismuke's
resignation takes effect this Thursday, Nov. 30. "Janetta is skilled in
all areas of Student Activities,"
said Assistant Director of Student
Activities Tracy Poon Tambascia. "She will be greatly missed."
When asked why Dismuke
was leaving after so short a time,
both Tambascia and Dean of Students Dave Leonard responded
that she was "leaving for personal
reasons." It was announced at the
Council of Representatives (COR)
meeting on Monday, Nov. 27 that
Dismuke has accepted a position
at Cal Poly Pomona.
According to Leonard, no successor has been named nor will be
before the end of the semester.
"Several members of the Student
Life staff will be providing advisement and services to students
these next few weeks," Tambascia said. "We will do our best to
make sure that their needs are met
during this transition period."
Tambascia will head the committee to find a replacement for
Dismuke. According to Tambascia, the committee will be comprised of students and faculty, and
the final hiring decision will be
made by Tambascia and Leonard,
with advisement from the Human
Resources office.
According to Leonard, the
committee will be recruiting on
"both the regional and national
level." Although no deadline is
set to fill the position, Tambascia
said that the committee hopes to
fill the position as soon as possible.
"Ideally we would like to have
it filled by the beginning of the
year," Tambascia said.
Dismuke refused to comment
on her resignation.
ISSUE 12 • VOLUME 87

■ Letters...AGAlN!
Controversial enough to spurn a
whole slew of letters to fill up an
Opinions section: COR elections.
Debate on, fellow members of the
polis, debate on!
■ Whittier Cot Its
Sport On
This year's Sportsfest as captured
through the eyes of a camera. As
always, Campus Life was there.
■ Our Ego's Writing
Czechs Our Body Can't
Cash
Whittier College Theatre presents
Largo Desolato, a play by Czech
playwright Vaclav Havel.
■ Men's Baske
Poet basketball tipped off their
season with a 100-41 win over
Life Bible on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
November 30,2000
John Qretnkaf
__W%ftti~*__l
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 A,^.,, ,___
lrttp://v»ww.v«liittier.edu/qc
Cleveland Declared President Amid Election Controversy
Jenna Desormier, Brett Sickmiller and Jess Craven Round Out COR Executive Council
■ COR
by Erin Clark
QC Editor-in-Chief
Approximately 15 student protestors
surrounded the Student Union the night of
Tuesday, Nov. 21 as the Council of Repre
sentatives (COR) Election Committee prepared to tally the ballots for two of the three
original COR Presidential candidates; junior Tom Beecher was disqualified on the
afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 21 after six
hours of voting had occurred. At approximately 10:30 p.m. the Elections Committee posted the official results declaring
junior Jeff Cleveland President of COR
and the Associated Students of Whittier
College (A.S.W.C). Junior I.R.H.A. Representative Jenna Desormier was elected
Vice President, junior Brett Sickmiller was
elected to the new position of External
Affairs Commissioner and sophomore Jess
Craven was elected Secretary.
The initial election controversy surrounded a poster first displayed behind the
voting table at lunchtime on Monday, Nov.
20. The poster informed students that the
Elections Committee had warned Beecher
and junior COR Member-At-Large and
Vice Presidential candidate Marc Gonzales for illegal posting of campaign flyers
and fined them $20 for the alleged unsolic-
See ELECTION, page 6
Jeff Cleveland.
Jenna Desormier.
Sophomore Julie Richmond and junior Travis Nass protest the election.
Diversity Meeting Draws Crowd Dismuke Resigns
Committee Looking for Replacement Director
MSTUDENT
ACTIVITIES
Faculty, administrators and students packed Deihi 118 for the Diversity Strategic
Sub-Committee Focum on Tuesday, Nov. 28. After meeting in small groups, the entire
congregation reconvened to discuss issues of diversity on campus. Topics discussed included the potential hiring of non-white faculty and increased inclusion of
cultural issues in curriculum. Chair of the Diversity Task Force junior Vincent Vigil
applauded the forum as "positive" and said that it was "good to see a iot of new faces.
I hope [the students] go back to their clubs and organizations and share that the
forum was inviting to them and respected their views."
by Eric Dzinski
QC Assoc. Opinions Editor
Janetta Dismuke resigned
from her post as Director of Student Activities after less than a
semester on the job. Dismuke's
resignation takes effect this Thursday, Nov. 30. "Janetta is skilled in
all areas of Student Activities,"
said Assistant Director of Student
Activities Tracy Poon Tambascia. "She will be greatly missed."
When asked why Dismuke
was leaving after so short a time,
both Tambascia and Dean of Students Dave Leonard responded
that she was "leaving for personal
reasons." It was announced at the
Council of Representatives (COR)
meeting on Monday, Nov. 27 that
Dismuke has accepted a position
at Cal Poly Pomona.
According to Leonard, no successor has been named nor will be
before the end of the semester.
"Several members of the Student
Life staff will be providing advisement and services to students
these next few weeks," Tambascia said. "We will do our best to
make sure that their needs are met
during this transition period."
Tambascia will head the committee to find a replacement for
Dismuke. According to Tambascia, the committee will be comprised of students and faculty, and
the final hiring decision will be
made by Tambascia and Leonard,
with advisement from the Human
Resources office.
According to Leonard, the
committee will be recruiting on
"both the regional and national
level." Although no deadline is
set to fill the position, Tambascia
said that the committee hopes to
fill the position as soon as possible.
"Ideally we would like to have
it filled by the beginning of the
year," Tambascia said.
Dismuke refused to comment
on her resignation.
ISSUE 12 • VOLUME 87